<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lying on a couch has been released, along with thousands of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/jeffrey-epstein" rel="" target="_blank" title="Epstein files"><span>Epstein files</span></a><span> dripfed to the public by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The black-and-white heavily-redacted image shows the royal lying on the laps of unidentified women, dressed in formal wear, as convicted sex trafficker </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/ghislaine-maxwell" rel="" target="_blank" title="Ghislaine Maxwell"><span>Ghislaine Maxwell</span></a><span> stands in the background.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Multiple reports allege this photo was taken in the saloon room at Sandringham, a royal estate belonging to the King and Queen located in Norfolk.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-seven-days-on-memorials-day-of-reflection-to-mark-one-week-since-shooting/e46cadb7-a8c5-42b2-92a7-be28c8b53b3d" rel="" target="_blank" title="How Australians are marking seven days since 15 people were killed in Bondi"><strong><span>How Australians are marking seven days since 15 people were killed in Bondi</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sandringham was the scene of what Andrew said was a "straightforward shooting weekend" during his infamous </span><em><span>BBC Newsnight</span></em><span> interview in 2019.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the photograph.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Andrew has denied any wrongdoing.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/epstein-files-release-prince-andrew-seen-in-photo-lying-across-people-on-couch/fb94ccd2-2390-48af-a844-bf402186ebe3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was stripped of his official titles this year due to his links to Epstein.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-latest-updates-donald-trump-justice-department-files-live-updates-bill-clinton/6d739dc2-efef-4281-8283-598a7a61f954" rel="" target="_blank" title="The latest tranche of released files"><span>The latest tranche of released files</span></a><span> includes a photograph of Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell shooting on the heathlands of Balmoral.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is also an image of Maxwell standing outside 10 Downing Street in London.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some of the most consequential records expected about Epstein are nowhere to be found in the DOJ's initial disclosures, which span tens of thousands of pages.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The records, required to be released under a recent law passed by Congress, hardly reference several powerful figures long associated with Epstein, including Andrew, renewing questions about who was scrutinised, who was not, and how much the disclosures truly advance public accountability.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-public-transport-fare-hike/4bf78e2f-0459-40cf-a39c-2997466f7243" rel="" target="_blank" title="Victorians hit with fresh round of public transport fare hikes"><strong><span>Victorians hit with fresh round of public transport fare hikes</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pressure-mounts-on-victorian-government--to-take-action-over-antizionist-rally/9e1addbc-9bd5-4602-bbfa-885882c6fbee"><strong><span>'Pour petrol on the fire': Frydenberg's warning to Victorian premier</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Federal prosecutors in New York brought sex trafficking charges against Epstein in 2019, but he killed himself in jail after his arrest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Maxwell is serving 20 years in prison for sex trafficking.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre, accused Epstein of arranging for her to have sexual encounters with men, including the prince.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Marina Lacerda, one of the women who says she survived sexual assault by Epstein, beginning when she was 14, said she wanted to see greater transparency from the DOJ and expressed frustration over redactions and the incomplete release.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Just put out the files," she said. "And stop redacting names that don't need to be redacted."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Multiple photographs show former President Bill Clinton</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Many of the most discussed photos from the files show former Democratic president Bill Clinton.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Clinton has acknowledged that he travelled on Epstein's private jet but said through a spokesperson he had no knowledge of the late financier's crimes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some of the photos show Clinton on a private plane, including one with a woman seated next to him with her arm around him. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her face is redacted from the photo.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another photo shows him in a pool with British socialite Maxwell, who has been convicted of luring young girls to Epstein so he could molest them, and with another person whose face is redacted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One shows Clinton with the late pop star Michael Jackson, singer Diana Ross and a woman whose face is redacted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And another shows Clinton in a hot tub with a woman whose face is redacted. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The DOJ did not explain how those photos were related to the criminal investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/calls-for-royal-commission-into-bondi-beach-terror-attack/cmjdymd86000i0hnpzpygec8g"><strong><span>Calls for royal commission into Bondi Beach terror attack</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nevertheless, senior White House aides quickly called attention to them on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, wrote "Oh my!" and added a shocked face emoji in response to the photo of Clinton in the hot tub.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Angel Urena, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, said in an X post that "this isn't about Bill Clinton" and accused the White House of trying to protect others.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There are two types of people here," he wrote. "The first group knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light. The second group continued relationships with him after. We're in the first."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Clinton has never been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, and the mere inclusion of someone's name or images in files from the investigation does not imply otherwise.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>